Weather Records on 29 June 1956

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 June 1956. Highest significance: Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU.

Key Facts for 29 June 1956

On 29 June 1956, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 528 daily.
Mount Best (Upper Toora) set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 29 June 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 29 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 29 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 322.

Records on 29 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 June 1956

Top 20 records on 29 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1956	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 June 1956	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	San Remo, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Toora, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Flagstaff AP, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Tenali, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Merino, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1956	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1812 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1956. 1956 had 542 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-29 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1829	1
1834	2
1835	2
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1854	1
1857	2
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	2
1895	1
1896	6
1897	2
1898	2
1899	6
1900	4
1901	10
1902	18
1903	7
1904	8
1905	22
1906	36
1907	16
1908	9
1909	19
1910	107
1911	22
1912	23
1913	73
1914	58
1915	54
1916	87
1917	45
1918	51
1919	85
1920	257
1921	74
1922	134
1923	326
1924	128
1925	135
1926	134
1927	153
1928	186
1929	185
1930	285
1931	935
1932	141
1933	590
1934	735
1935	298
1936	682
1937	344
1938	418
1939	452
1940	353
1941	396
1942	310
1943	515
1944	325
1945	604
1946	566
1947	497
1948	423
1949	409
1950	393
1951	439
1952	730
1953	322
1954	384
1955	452
1956	542
1957	572
1958	454
1959	733
1960	266
1961	374
1962	269
1963	742
1964	297
1965	407
1966	492
1967	315
1968	748
1969	561
1970	814
1971	494
1972	574
1973	730
1974	804
1975	552
1976	558
1977	664
1978	929
1979	517
1980	984
1981	807
1982	1,150
1983	1,298
1984	719
1985	925
1986	673
1987	739
1988	1,074
1989	915
1990	932
1991	1,346
1992	1,328
1993	840
1994	1,227
1995	1,101
1996	1,032
1997	1,143
1998	1,448
1999	1,147
2000	1,151
2001	625
2002	929
2003	1,014
2004	1,013
2005	1,247
2006	793
2007	935
2008	780
2009	890
2010	1,041
2011	1,171
2012	1,374
2013	900
2014	606
2015	1,119
2016	419
2017	688
2018	590
2019	732
2020	1,249
2021	1,623
2022	759
2023	486
2024	948
2025	623
2026	1,299

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	393
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1